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For every day Congress is in session, we "visualize" what lawmakers say by calculating their word frequency, giving you an at-a-glance view of which issues they address over time.

List View

  1. 100% 1,082 health
  2. 100% 877 care
  3. 100% 392 insurance
  4. 100% 378 reform
  5. 100% 255 percent
  6. 100% 251 public
  7. 100% 217 air
  8. 100% 216 system
  9. 100% 214 address
  10. 100% 210 country
  11. 100% 209 school
  12. 100% 203 americans
  13. 100% 202 tax
  14. 100% 195 pass
  15. 100% 192 district
  16. 100% 186 minute
  17. 100% 181 permission
  18. 100% 180 jobs
  19. 100% 178 education
  20. 100% 177 business
  21. 100% 163 schools
  22. 100% 157 businesses
  23. 100% 144 companies
  24. 100% 144 process
  25. 100% 144 students
  26. 100% 131 opportunity
  27. 100% 129 administration
  28. 100% 129 economy
  29. 100% 128 help
  30. 100% 128 report

Lawmakers

Heat Map of Vocal States

(last 60 days)
Click on a state below for more information.

10 Most Vocal Lawmakers

(last 60 days)
Click on a Lawmaker below for more information.
  1. 100 50,958 Steve King (R-IA-5)
  2. 82 42,195 Richard Durbin (D-IL)
  3. 78 39,983 Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX-18)
  4. 73 37,555 Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
  5. 60 30,643 Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
  6. 58 29,707 Harry Reid (D-NV)
  7. 55 28,318 Ted Kaufman (D-DE)
  8. 55 28,207 W. Akin (R-MO-2)
  9. 54 27,651 Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
  10. 52 26,579 Max Baucus (D-MT)